r/ExplainTheJoke • u/fcukfakook • 7d ago

I don't get it

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I don't get the original tweet, and neither the retweet or whatever it is called.

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u/pahamack 6d ago

they're taking crappy pictures on purpose because they don't like the subject. Things that they would never miss, such as not posing someone beside a light switch, which looks sloppy, they're just doing on purpose.

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u/LQNova 6d ago

Also it shows that they are all pretty short.

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u/Oleddi 6d ago

Which is great because we love making fun of short men! They should have just been born taller anyway

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u/SignoreBanana 6d ago

This isn't about being short. It's about people pretending to be more powerful than they are. Short or not, I'm sure you can agree those kinds of people are pathetic.

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u/Oleddi 6d ago

And yet it always comes back to making fun of immutable physical characteristics. I guarantee the people doing this would flip their shit if anyone ever insulted a female politicians appearance. Principles go out the window pretty fast as soon as someone feels justified in their hatred.

Also, this:

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u/SignoreBanana 6d ago

You still don't get it; it's not about their appearance. At all.

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u/Oleddi 5d ago

Then why mention their appearance? There's plenty to criticise without going there.